单词 | boomerang |
释义 | boomerang n 1 curved flat wooden missile (used by Australian Aborigines) which can be thrown so that it returns to the thrower if it fails to hit anything 回力棒, 回飞镖(澳大利亚土著的木制飞镖, 呈扁平曲形, 掷出後, 如未击中物体, 能飞回原处). 2 (fig 比喻) action or remark that causes unexpected harm to the person responsible for it 自食其果的言行 [attrib 作定语] a boomerang effect 自作自受的後果. boomerang, v [I, Ipr] act as a boomerang 自食其果; 自作自受 His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel. 他企图败坏对手名声反而自食其果, 被控以诽谤罪. |
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